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Would it bother you to find the neighbors' cattle grazing on your front lawn? Just how long can you live without power when it's 20 degrees outside? Some communities in western states have drafted ground rules for newcomers -- a new "Code of the West." Read some helpful hints for life on a new frontier.

Tax cuts remain high on the Republican agenda for the new Congress. The Bush administration hopes to make permanent a $1.3-trillion tax cut passed by Congress last year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Grammy-winner Eminem flexes his acting muscles in the new movie 8 Mile. His character may seem familiar: the movie is set in Eminem's native Detroit and he plays a struggling rap musician. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is completing his first year in office as the city rebounds from the Sept. 11 attacks, copes with a slumbering economy and confronts a proposal to ban smoking in restaurants and bars. The mayor speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Edelblut’s appearance at the Government Integrity Project forum comes as Gov. Chris Sununu navigates divisions within the Republican Party over the state’s response to COVID-19.

The allies' World War II invasion of Algeria and Morocco began 60 years ago today. Author Rick Atkinson has written about the North Africa campaign in An Army at Dawn. He speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Three candidates emerge to replace Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-MO) as House minority leader. Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) joins congressional veterans Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). NPR's Bob Edwards discusses Democratic leadership with professor Jack Pitney of California's Claremont McKenna College.

Third-term Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) joins a growing list of candidates for House minority leader, along with congressional veterans Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX). Jacqueline Fellows of member station WPLN reports.

Commentator Kevin Phillips considers the relationship between midterm elections and the 2004 presidential election.

The University of Michigan has levied a post-season ban on its men's basketball program for 2003. This action comes after the university acknowledged payoffs by a major booster to star players in the 1990s. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.